infected

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The high-tech “hotel” was designed to treat patients infected with highly lethal viruses or bacteria without transmitting them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Three infected people died on the cruise ship that set sail from Ushuaia in the southern Argentine Tierra del Fuego province on April 1.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

R0 is a basic reproduction number measuring the contagion potential of a virus, so an R0 of 2.7 means one infected person will spread it to 2.7 other people on average.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

It can lead to the development of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, a disease that attacks the lungs and is fatal in nearly 40% of people infected, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Unlike Civil War surgeons who used antiseptic chemicals after a wound became infected, Lister's goal was to kill microbes in wounds before they caused an infection.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow